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Sep 2020 · 15
This Too Shall Pass
Kelly McManus Sep 2020
Ozone layers gone
creating much frustration
cause flatulation

                 Kelly McManus
Sep 2020 · 10
Strike Up The Band
Kelly McManus Sep 2020
Convincing the world
life is worth less than his cause
propaganda man

                          Kelly McManus
Sep 2020 · 48
A Booming Future
Kelly McManus Sep 2020
Tomorrow will bring
a new day of peace and love
til the bombs go off

                      Kelly McManus
Sep 2020 · 12
Poof Up In Smoke
Kelly McManus Sep 2020
We'd all be here if
it wasn't for that ding dang
dog gone solar flare

                   Kelly McManus
Sep 2020 · 24
Toss The Salad
Kelly McManus Sep 2020
Caesars policies
what they want you to believe
will bring you freedom

                         Kelly McManus
Sep 2020 · 24
Reassess
Kelly McManus Sep 2020
It's hard to believe
that you would think what they do
for the greater good

                                 Kelly McManus
Sep 2020 · 16
Shadows
Kelly McManus Sep 2020
We can laugh at them
no matter how hard they try
to invade our lives

                      Kelly McManus
Sep 2020 · 13
On The Path To Wrath
Kelly McManus Sep 2020
Why they self destruct
your governments disavow
all the commandments

                    Kelly McManus
Sep 2020 · 16
Puppet Tears
Kelly McManus Sep 2020
They attach more strings
to us the public puppets
and dance us around

                Kelly McManus
Sep 2020 · 15
The Beat Goes Wrong
Kelly McManus Sep 2020
They got algorithm
but they can't carry a tune
once they pass the moon

                  Kelly McManus
Kelly McManus Sep 2020
Family of man
reunion one big happy
family we'll be

            Kelly McManus
Sep 2020 · 24
Awoke And Can Cope
Kelly McManus Sep 2020
Send us a message
of overflowing promise
and hope emphasized

             Kelly McManus
Sep 2020 · 20
Outlive The All In
Kelly McManus Sep 2020
Hope I can live long
long enough not to see them
call each others bluff

Kelly McManus
Sep 2020 · 22
We've Been Around
Kelly McManus Sep 2020
Where are we going
looks like back to where we've been
once more round the rut
Sep 2020 · 20
Looks Like Rain
Kelly McManus Sep 2020
You should always start
your day with a laugh because
more tears are coming

                          Kelly McManus
Sep 2020 · 23
Frosting
Kelly McManus Sep 2020
Being ruled by fear
making policies  unfair
for those who don't care

              Kelly McManus
Sep 2020 · 24
My Day's Complete
Kelly McManus Sep 2020
Sunshine through the trees
spot a deer chewing on leaves
hearing the birds tweets

                         Kelly McManus
Sep 2020 · 51
Pilot To Bombardier
Kelly McManus Sep 2020
Poetic license
to be a bird on a wire
waiting to splatter

         Kelly McManus
Sep 2020 · 33
Cessation
Kelly McManus Sep 2020
If only there was
a  respite from the *******
to renew our lives

                  Kelly McManus
Sep 2020 · 24
Look What You've Done
Kelly McManus Sep 2020
End of world war two
their new toy does nothing but
destroy our future

                          Kelly McManus
Sep 2020 · 24
Human Beings
Kelly McManus Sep 2020
Not veering off course
burning through their resources
next extinct species

                            Kelly McManus
Sep 2020 · 21
Tentacles
Kelly McManus Sep 2020
The squid tipped the ship
until it started to sink
then dined on the crew

                  Kelly McManus
Sep 2020 · 84
No Ticky No Laundry
Kelly McManus Sep 2020
All aboard the train
railroading you to the end
of the line mankind

                  Kelly McManus
Sep 2020 · 49
Gets My Vote
Kelly McManus Sep 2020
Historys parade
only one has tried to save
us all from ourselves

                 Kelly McManus
Sep 2020 · 27
Extinguisher
Kelly McManus Sep 2020
Doctors lawyers cops
insurance the status quo
intends to burn us

               Kelly McManus
Sep 2020 · 37
And Now The Weather
Kelly McManus Sep 2020
Make you live in fear
until there's nothing you hear
but what they tell you

                         Kelly McManus
Sep 2020 · 15
The Funniest Thing
Kelly McManus Sep 2020
Love the human race
they were here for a few years
then just disappeared

                         Kelly McManus
Sep 2020 · 23
Retirement Stockpile
Kelly McManus Sep 2020
Let them take you now
beyond your comprehension
a nuclear pension

                       Kelly McManus
Sep 2020 · 21
Run Them Out Of Town
Kelly McManus Sep 2020
They pitch a big tent
with ***** some elephants
and a bunch of clowns

                   Kelly McManus
Aug 2020 · 21
Wake Up Or You'll Miss It
Kelly McManus Aug 2020
One third is a dream
as you live your life between
the womb and the tomb

                       Kelly McManus
Aug 2020 · 19
Yesterday Again
Kelly McManus Aug 2020
Today whatever
tomorrow what will it be
more bad history

                Kelly McManus
Aug 2020 · 21
Got A Light
Kelly McManus Aug 2020
Got cigarettes off
the air now when will they get
rid of all the guns

                          Kelly McManus
Aug 2020 · 17
Struck By Lightning
Kelly McManus Aug 2020
It makes you wonder
people how many more years
they'll be blundering

                         Kelly McManus
Aug 2020 · 52
Unincorporated
Kelly McManus Aug 2020
Working together
to advance mankind instead
of who wears the crown

                     Kelly McManus
Kelly McManus Aug 2020
What can I expect
you only use ten percent
of your intellect

                Kelly McManus
Aug 2020 · 37
Free Dumb
Kelly McManus Aug 2020
Subserviently
you all bow down and agree
with their treachery

                       Kelly McManus
Aug 2020 · 51
There Goes Another One
Kelly McManus Aug 2020
Isn't nuclear mankind
like insects flying around
a bug zapper BZZT!
Aug 2020 · 15
The Missing Stink
Kelly McManus Aug 2020
Their evolution
ends at primitive warring
self destructive snobs

                   Kelly McManus
Kelly McManus Aug 2020
Irradiated
burnt out wasteland is what you're
truly fighting for

                                  Kelly McManus
Aug 2020 · 24
Handkerchiefs Of Grief
Kelly McManus Aug 2020
I've seen mothers cry
because their set of beliefs
didn't believe in life

                   Kelly McManus
Aug 2020 · 21
Lingering
Kelly McManus Aug 2020
Friends and enemies
are slowly passing away
while I still remain

               Kelly McManus
Aug 2020 · 18
Only When I Laugh
Kelly McManus Aug 2020
You can't change a world
that believes the wrong ways right
but doesn't hurt to try

                                  Kelly McManus
Aug 2020 · 19
It Won't Be Pretty
Kelly McManus Aug 2020
In your tiny minds
conquest equates to greatness
which defines your fate

                         Kelly McManus
Aug 2020 · 43
Bird On The Wing
Kelly McManus Aug 2020
*****'s and commies
and hardlining swammies
terrorists who'd like
to embalm me
nationalism is rising again
you look around
you don't have any friends
where's the daylight
in this dark night
what's the world coming to
I know it's not nice
not to be polite
but what am I going to do
escalation across the nation
discontentment blooms
on top of that
a plague keeps you trapped
can't even
leave your room
what can you do
what can you say
what will tomorrow bring
all we can do
is cry boo-hoo
and hope that they find
a vaccine

                  Kelly McManus
Aug 2020 · 18
NO
Kelly McManus Aug 2020
NO
So controversial
when someone says no to a
world out of control

                    Kelly McManus
Aug 2020 · 14
Top Secret
Kelly McManus Aug 2020
They all want you to
pledge allegiance to something
not meant to free you

                            Kelly McManus
Aug 2020 · 93
Suicidal Society
Kelly McManus Aug 2020
BANG, BANG, BOOM, BOOM, BANG
put the rope around your neck
and then simply hang

                                         Kelly McManus
Aug 2020 · 21
That's The Score
Kelly McManus Aug 2020
To fill their coffers
they'll see that you're poor and then
use you in their wars

                                 Kelly McManus
Aug 2020 · 30
A Prayer If You Care
Kelly McManus Aug 2020
It's a heavy cost
to see so many are lost
because thou shalt not

Kelly McManus
Aug 2020 · 16
What A Shame
Kelly McManus Aug 2020
Without any change
rows of stones with peoples names
is all that remains

                                  Kelly McManus
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